Binding strip for floor coverings



July 1, 1930. s. c A B EY 1,769,283

BINDING STRIP FOR FLOOR COVERINGS Filed Sept. 26, 1927 I. I t, 1

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Patented July 1930 TO ETHIELI'AWBREY, or

BINDING srnrr FoRrLooR oovnnmes iv Application filed September 26,"1927. semi to. 221,990.f

This inventionrelates to binding strips for floor coverings, such aslinoleum, rubber, tile or any other suitable material, and also servesgradual approach to said covering.

The main object of this invention is the provision of a binding striphaving a downwardly and outwardly inclined face with a groove at itslower portion which serves to receive the'frayed edges of theflooringmaterial, which sometimes results from the cutting of the same.

Agfurther object ofthis invention is the contemplation of a bindingstrip having a longitudinal recess in itslower surface to permit thefloors.

binding strip having-a series of'holes, the

axes of which are perpendicular-tothe outer p i making 1t posslbletopunch said holes without" inclined face of the strip.

Further objects are neatnessof appearance,

of irregular surfaces.

tothe drawings, wherein Minor objects will appear during the course ofthe detailed specification, referring Figure 1 isa broken perspectiveview of a concrete floor having a floor covering which" position by abinding strip'elnis secured v in bodying this invention.

same taken on line 11- 11 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is an inverted the binding strip detached, and c Fig. 4 is anenlarged cross-section similar with the strip and-floor covering Fig. 2is an enlarged vertical section of the f shown in position on'a woodfloorf inn fstr i p consists of a bar 8 of any terial, made of anydesired length and hav- Similar reference characters refer to like partsthruout the several views, and the numeral designates a floor, 6 thefioorcoverand ;7 the binding strip. Thebinding suitable maingan inclinedplane face 9, terminating in a thinned front'edge, said inclined facethus forming an acute angle with the bottom of said bar and extendingsubstantiallythe' full width of the same. The rear edge 10 of thestripis so formed as to produce an obtuse angle with the plane ofthebase- .9, and is positioning of the strip onirregue andadaptability tofloors the the floor surface.

. ably counter sunk to receive flat-headed mainta n a smooth lncllneilperspective view of" 'mit the proper in'the base or bottom floor when.the. strip is in the strip is used 'onconcrete floors, and the expansionshields 13,in which the screws are imbedde'd,are used. When the shields13;are imbedded inthe concrete at an inclinedirpo'si is' adapted toreceive pro- "position, and is particularly desirablewhen tion, ,asshown in Fig.2, :for the purpose of 14, which are adapted to be insertedin the openings 15 located inthe inclined surface8 of the bar, the axisof the hole 15 is sub-'- stantially perpendicular to the inclined face9, and communicates with the groove12,thus

the necessity. of removing the resulting burr at the lower edge of saidhole, which would The holes 15 are prefer-' screws in orderitosurface=." n

As clearly shown in. Figs. 2 and 4, the screws areset atan incline tothe floor so that when driven toa seat will tend to "draw the" aligningthesarne with'the attaching'screws be required should the burr be at thebase of V bar which'comes in direct contact with binding strip inwardlyagainstthe floor covering. Also'with the screws so positioned, x

when heavy furniture or the like is rolled from the concrete floor overthe binding strip tothe floor covering, they will not be forced in atransverse direction, as is the case when the screws are drivenperpendicular to the surface of the floor. As shown in Fig. 4:,thescrews '14 are driven directly into the floor boards, and any resultantcrowding of the wood upwardly above the floor surface, would be takencare of by the groove 12 so as to perpositioning of the binding strip onthe surface of the floor.

.Since a great manyof the preparedfloor coverings are provided with aburlap or fabric base, when the floor covering is trimmed, said fabricbase oftimes ravels and extends be yond the trimmed edge, and preventsthe p ings in the top proper positioning of the binding bar directly onthe floor. In order to take care of this emergency, the groove 11 isadapted to receive such raveled portion, thus permitting the strip to beproperly positioned.

I do not limit this invention to the structure shown and described, asmany modifications within the scope of the appended claim may be madewithout spirit of the invention.

'What I claim is:

As a new article of manufacture a binding strip for floor coveringscomprising a bar 7 having a downwardly and forwardly extending rear faceand a downwardly and'forwardly extending top surface terminating in athinned front edge, a longitudinal groove formed in said bar in thelower edge of'said rear face, said bar being provided with alongitudinal groove in the bottom sidethereof and ith a series of screwreceiving opensurface thereof and communicating'with said longitudinalgroove in the bottom of the bar, said openings being inclined downwardlyand towards said rear 1 face whereby screws engaglng said openings and afloor support will be effective to move said bar in the d'rection ofsaid rear face.

In testimony whereof, I hereunto affix my signature. V MSAMUELG.-AWBREY.

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